Kipling Gardens in Rottingdean, Brighton

I recently discovered this special place when I went for a wander around Rottingdean. (Our new home)  It is a flint walled garden in the middle of the village, close by to the village green and duck pond.  Named 'Kipling Gardens' after the villages most famous resident, 'Jungle Book' author Rudyard Kipling.  These traditional English gardens are filled with a magical charm that can only be found on the pages of our children's books.  Something that in day to day life is quite hard to encounter.



 

Filled with an assortment of flowers, you can take your book and sit on one of their many benches and spend a few hours engrossed in the special atmosphere that these gardens hold.  If your not a reader fear not there is picnic benches, and space to run around and enjoy your time there.  

I really love it when I am able to find a place where I feel instantly relaxed, it honestly does take me back to the feelings I had when I first watched 'The Secret Garden'.  With its arches and winding pathways, Kipling gardens truly does embrace the essence of a hidden treasure.  I couldn't believe that it was hidden away off the main road and it is certainly is a place that I will go back to many times.

 

After you have had you fill of Kipling Gardens you must stop off an have a drink or meal in The Black Horse, or The Plough (accepts dogs) .  Two very traditional English pubs which will be sure to fill your bellies with tasty food.